VSG Maintenance Group
Wednesday, December 12, 2017
I checked out DayOne, and the "cloud use" made me nervous. When I saw that every picture I've ever taken on my phone, deleted from the phone or not, is stored in my cloud... I became paranoid about privacy. Pen and paper or an unsaved Word document for me ! I agree that it can sometimes be difficult deciding what to write. Ann, I have also found that just starting and letting things flow helps me identify and consider unanticipated connections and ideas. This morning, that exercise led me to considering three words: endurance, persistence, and resilience, and how their definitions are alike and different.
Endurance - the power to withstand pain or hardship ; the ability/strength to continue despite fatigue, stress or other adverse conditions.
Persistence - firm continuation in a course of action despite difficulty or opposition
Resilience - the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
I have some negative connotations associated with the word "endure". I guess I resist feeling, hence withstanding, emotional pain, often opting for minimizing it and moving on/around it as quickly as possible. I am extremely persistent and resilient. I need to do more work on my ability to feel and address emotional pain.
139.2 today. I'll continue logging until I have a bit more wiggle room. Shoveling snow today should help!
Onward with endurance, persistence and resilience !!
Age: 64; 5' 5"; High weight: 345; Start weight: 271 (01/05/15); Surgery weight: 218 (05/27/15); Pre-Op (-53); M 1 (-18); M 2 (-1.5); M 3 (-13.5 ); M 4 (-13); M 5 (- 8); M 6 (-12) M 7 (-5, Xmas); M 8 (- 9) Under surgeon's goal and REACHED HEALTHY BMI 12/07/15!! (Six months and one week.) AT GOAL month 8. Maintaining at goal range (139- 144) ~ four (4) years !!
